Barrackpore Police Commissionerate
| Barrackpore Police Commissionerate ব্যারাকপুর পুলিশ কমিশনারেট | |
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| Common name | Barrackpore City Police ব্যারাকপুর শহর পুলিশ |
| Abbreviation | BKPC / BPC |
| Motto | Courage Care Commitment (Bengali: সাহস সতর্কতা প্রতিজ্ঞাবদ্ধ) |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 20 January, 2012 |
| Employees | Commissioner of Police Deputy commissioners Additional Deputy Commissioners Assistant Commissioners Police Inspectors Sub Inspectors Assistant Sub Inspectors |
| Annual budget | ₹844.2621 crore (US$100 million) (2021–22 est.)[1] |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Roughly Barrackpore subdivision, IN |
| Size | 269.5 km2 (104.1 sq mi) [2] |
| Population | est. 4.4 lacs [3] |
| Governing body | Government of West Bengal |
| General nature | |
| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | Barrackpore, West Bengal, India |
| Elected officer responsible | |
| Agency executive |
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| Parent agency | West Bengal Police |
| Facilities | |
| Police stations | 25 [5] |
| Website | |
| Official Website | |
Barrackpore Police Commissionerate, established on 20 January 2012, is a city police force with primary responsibilities in law enforcement and investigation within the area which roughly constitutes the Barrackpore subdivision, and is located within the northern part of Kolkata metropolitan area.[6] The Commissionerate is part of the West Bengal Police, and is under the administrative control of Home Ministry of West Bengal. It was formed after bifurcation of the North 24 Parganas Police District, and has 25 police stations under its jurisdiction.[7] Sanjoy Mukherjee was appointed as the first Commissioner of the Barrackpore Police Commissionerate.[8]
Structure and jurisdiction
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The police commissionerate is situated at Barrackpore, and is divided into three zones – North, Central and South.[9] The commissionerate is responsible for law enforcement over an area of 269.5 square kilometres (104.1 sq mi) area[10] with 25 police stations under it.[11] The commissionerate is headed by the Commissioner of Police, who is an Indian Police Service officer in the rank of Inspector-General of Police (IGP). The commissioner is assisted by a joint commissioner. There are two deputy commissioners for the two divisions.[12] Other departments, including the detective department and the traffic wing are headed by Additional deputy commissioners, who are in the rank of deputy superintendent of police. The police stations are headed by an Inspector.
Police stations
[edit]- 1. Baranagar PS
- 2. Belgharia PS
- 3. Dakshineswar PS
- 4. Dum Dum PS
- 5. Kamarhati PS
- 6. Basudebpur PS
- 7. Barrackpore PS
- 8. Bhatpara PS
- 9. Bizpore PS
- 10. Halisahar PS
- 11. Jagaddal PS
- 12. Jetia PS
- 13. Ghola PS
- 14. Khardah PS
- 15. Mohanpur PS
- 16. Naihati PS
- 17. Nagerbazar PS
- 18. New barakpur PS
- 19. Nimta PS
- 20. Noapara PS
- 21. Rahara PS
- 22. Shibdaspur PS
- 23. Titagarh PS
- 24. Woman PS
- 25. Cyber Crime PS
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Detailed Demands For Grants For 2021–22" (PDF). 5 February 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ^ a b "BKPC history", Barrackpore PC
- ^ "Northern fringes".
- ^ "Posting details of IPS officers of West Bengal Cadre as on 25.10.2018" (PDF), West Bengal Police
- ^ "BKP Stations".
- ^ "Police Commissionerate".
- ^ "BKP Stations and Jurisdiction".
- ^ "Present post held by IPS officers as on 01.02.2012" (PDF). West Bengal Police. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2010. Retrieved 6 February 2012.
- ^ "Barrackporecitypolice.in".
- ^ "Barrackpore City Police".
- ^ "Police Stations List".
- ^ "Barrackpore Police".
- ^ "Barrackpore Police Structure".